Prof. N. Kazantzis
Email
nikolas@wpi.edu
Office
Goddard Hall, 121
Phone
+1 (508) 8315000 x5666
Education
PhD Chemical Engineering University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 1997

I believe strongly in the primacy of the quality of the student-teacher relationship, its mutually precious intellectual and emotional rewards, and its key role in the attainment of educational objectives such as the development of the student's critical thinking, the capacity for self-exploration, and independence of judgment. Furthermore, at WPI both undergraduate and graduate curricula are creatively designed to highlight the many nuanced forms and features of the inherently complex, value conflict-laden and contextually rich interaction between science, technology, culture, and society. As a result, the prospect of a singular educational experience is offered to our students as they prepare themselves to responsibly and confidently deal with the great problems of our time.

Prof. N. Kazantzis
Email
nikolas@wpi.edu
Education
PhD Chemical Engineering University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 1997

I believe strongly in the primacy of the quality of the student-teacher relationship, its mutually precious intellectual and emotional rewards, and its key role in the attainment of educational objectives such as the development of the student's critical thinking, the capacity for self-exploration, and independence of judgment. Furthermore, at WPI both undergraduate and graduate curricula are creatively designed to highlight the many nuanced forms and features of the inherently complex, value conflict-laden and contextually rich interaction between science, technology, culture, and society. As a result, the prospect of a singular educational experience is offered to our students as they prepare themselves to responsibly and confidently deal with the great problems of our time.

Office
Goddard Hall, 121
Phone
+1 (508) 8315000 x5666

Scholarly Work

C. Kravaris, V. Sotiropoulos, C. Georgiou, N. Kazantzis, M. Xiao, and A. J. Krener, 2007, " Nonlinear Observer Design for State and Disturbance Estimation", Systems and Control Letters, vol. 56, pp. 730-735. 2007

R. R. Kotdawala, A. O. Yazaydin, N. Kazantzis and R. W. Thompson, 2007, " A Molecular Simulation Approach to the Study of Adsorption of Hydrogen Cyanide and Methyl Ethyl Ketone in Silicalite, Mordenite, and Zeolite Beta Structures", Molecular Simulation, vol. 33, pp. 843-850. 2007

A. Lewis, N. Kazantzis, I. Fishtik and J. Wilcox, 2007, "Integrating Process Safety and Molecular Modeling - Based Risk Assessment of Chemicals Within the REACH Regulatory Framework: Bene fits and Future Challenges ", Journal of Hazardous Materials, vol. 142, pp. 592-602. 2007

R. R. Kotdawala, N. Kazantzis and R. W. Thompson, 2007, " Molecular Simulation Studies on the Adsorption of Mercuric Chloride ", Environmental Chemistry, vol. 4, pp. 55-64. 2007

N. Kazantzis, 2007, " Discussion on Attenuation of Oscillations in Galerkin Systems Using Center-Manifold Techniques ", European Journal of Control, vol. 13, pp. 543-551. 2007

C. Siettos, I. G. Kevrekidis and N. Kazantzis, 2006, " An Equation-Free Approach to Nonlinear Control: Coarse Feedback Linearization With Pole-Placement ", International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, vol. 16, pp. 2029 2006

Professional Highlights & Honors
2001 NSF Career Award
National Science Foundation

News

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